Nov 11, 2025 · 4 min read · Why It Matters Imagine you're planning a wedding with a fixed budget. You want great food, beautiful decor, and a memorable venue, but you can’t have everything at once. You need to optimise your choices and make simultaneous decisions that balance c...
Join discussionJul 5, 2025 · 7 min read · Introduction We recently built a cell-typer model based on a subset of the CellXGene V2 dataset. This model is a stepping stone towards a “universal” cell-typer model that will allow us to annotate cell types (and other properties) based on single ce...
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May 17, 2025 · 2 min read · The way linear programming is taught in +2 is quite algorithmic — if you get this result, then you do this, if not, then this. You are given a step-by-step instruction on how to solve a linear programming problem, how to maximize, and how to minimize...
Join discussionMar 22, 2025 · 6 min read · 1. Introduction Computational complexity theory is one of the cornerstones of computer science, dedicated to classifying problems based on their intrinsic level of difficulty. Within this field, P and NP problems occupy a central role, challenging re...
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Mar 6, 2024 · 9 min read · In the previous article we introduced the framework of Mathematical Programming. Today we apply this framework to solve our very first problem. We also take this opportunity to learn new vocabulary that we'll use from now on. Setting up the environme...
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Feb 28, 2024 · 6 min read · When the Product Owner enters the office, I feel goosebumps and my pulse rate accelerates. You can tell by her eyes that she's about to ask for a brand cool new feature for our clients. Yes, Bring it on! Always love new exciting challenges. In just a...
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Dec 14, 2023 · 6 min read · Sometime in 2023, I came across the Knapsack Problem, a resource allocation situation in which you need to determine and place the optimal combination of items in a knapsack. Here, you are given a set of items, with each item having a weight (cost) a...
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Jun 12, 2023 · 1 min read · Linear programming is a mathematical technique used to optimize the allocation of limited resources in order to achieve the best possible outcome. It involves formulating a problem as a linear mathematical model, where the objective is to maximize or...
Join discussionJan 20, 2023 · 7 min read · You've probably faced this scenario. Or not. But imagine you want to buy rice, beans and meat to cook, you know you need at least 1.5 kg of rice at 400 naira per kg but not more than 4kg, 1.5kg of beans at 800 naira per kg but not more than 3kg, and ...
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